Municipality of Meycauayan

Location
Map of Bulacan showing the location of Meycauayan
Government
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Province	Bulacan
District	4th district of Bulacan
Barangays	23
Income Class:	1st class; urban
Founded	1578
Mayor	Eduardo Alarilla (2001-present)
Physical characteristics
Area	22.10 km²
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Coordinates	14°44'N 120°57'E

Meycauayan is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The town is located about 19 km north of Manila and about 22 km south of Malolos City, the provincial capital city. It is bounded by the town of Marilao to the north, Valenzuela City to the south, Caloocan City (North) to the east, and the town of Obando to the west. It encompasses an aggregate area of 22.1 square kilometres, representing 1.17% of the total land area of the province of Bulacan. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 175,291 people in 34,882 households. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Bulacan is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines. ... Malolos is a city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... Marilao is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... The City of Valenzuela is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... The City of Caloocan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Caloocan) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... Obando, a third class municipality is located on the south of the Province of Bulacan and is 16 kilometers away from Rizal Monument in Luneta. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Meycauayan is known for its jewelry and tanning industry. It is also home to several industrial parks, most of it located at Barangays Iba, Camalig and Pantoc.

Barangays

Meycauayan is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

Geography

Meycauayan is generally surrounded with plain land and gentle rolling hills. Comfortably above sea level, this terrain is an interweaving of greenery and concrete road network. The slope of the land dips towards a west to north westerly direction. River, natural lake and drainage waterways envelope and criss-cross the area.

History

The name of Meycauayan came from the Tagalog may kawayan (lit. "a place full of bamboos") alluding to the presence of large bamboo groves in the town. It was founded in 1578 by the Franciscan Catholic missionaries. Local tradition names friars Juan de Placencia and Diego Oropesa as the parish and town's founding fathers, who constructed the first church made up of nipa thatch and bamboos which they dedicated to their Nuestro Padre Senor San Francisco de Asis, in what is now Barangay Bahay Pari. Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... See NIPA (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word. ...

Because the newly erected town was constantly attacked by native Aetas, the town was transferred to Barangay Malhacan. The town later transferred to a location known as Lagolo (located somewhere between Barangays Banga and Caingin). Lagolo proved inhospitable at the time, so the town center again transferred to what is now known as Barangay Poblacion, where the Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi still stands. The Aeta are an indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of the Philippines. ... About 10 years later, they transferred the site to Barangay Malhacan, then to a place called Lagolo (located between Barangays Banga and Caingin), which was administered by Fr. ...

Meycauayan was then one of the largest municipalities in Bulacan. The towns of San Jose Del Monte, Bocaue, Marilao, Valenzuela, Obando, Santa Maria and Pandi were once part of the political jurisdiction of the town. During the Spanish colonization in the Philippines, the Spanish authorities tapped Meycauayan's adobe (volcanic tuff rocks) reserves which were used for building stone houses and fortifications in and out of town. Majority of the adobe rocks that were used in building the walls of Intramuros, Manila's "old walled city", were imported from Meycauayan. San Jose del Monte City (or simply San Jose) is a third class city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... The Cross of Bocaue known locally as Ang Mapagpalang Poong Krus ng Wawa photographed by Robby Dela Vega in 2004 Bocaue is a municipality in the province of Bulacan in the Philippines. ... Marilao is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... The City of Valenzuela is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... Obando, a third class municipality is located on the south of the Province of Bulacan and is 16 kilometers away from Rizal Monument in Luneta. ... Santa Maria is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... Pandi is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... It has been suggested that Mudbrick be merged into this article or section. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... Intramuros circa 1920s Walls of Intramuros, located along the southern bank of the Pasig River, is the oldest among the districts of the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. ... The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines. ...

On April 4, 1949, a large fire razed the town, destroying its market center and its centuries-old church. It took years to recover from the destruction, aided by the provincial and national governments as well as by the contributions of its own citizens. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

On March 5, 2001, the municipality was declared as a component city by virtue of Republic Act 9021, but its conversion was rejected by the voting people of Meycauayan in a plebiscite. March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Republic Acts are laws in the Philippines, created by the Congress and signed by the president. ...

In 2005, the municipal town hall was moved from Barangay Poblacion to a newer structure in Barangay Camalig. The former municipal town hall now houses the Mariano Quinto Alarilla Polytechnic College. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On December 10, 2006, by virtue of Republic Act 9356, voters in Meycauayan ratified the conversion of Meycauayan into a component city of Bulacan. It is the province's third city, joining San Jose Del Monte and Malolos. Bulacan is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... San Jose del Monte (or San Jose for short) is a chartered city in Philippines, located in the province of Bulacan. ... Malolos (Pop. ...

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• Charter of the City of Meycauayan (RA 9356)

	Cities and Municipalities of Bulacan
	Cities:	Malolos | San Jose del Monte
	Municipalities:	Angat | Balagtas | Baliuag | Bocaue | Bulacan | Bustos | Calumpit | Doña Remedios Trinidad | Guiguinto | Hagonoy | Marilao | Meycauayan | Norzagaray | Obando | Pandi | Paombong | Plaridel | Pulilan | San Ildefonso | San Miguel | San Rafael | Santa Maria